Mr. Kennedy is of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the litigation group.  He practices in the area of antitrust litigation, white collar crime, and complex commercial litigation.

Career highlights include:

• Successfully defending the president of a corporation in a lengthy trial of a complex criminal antitrust case filed in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Serving as trial counsel for a major pharmaceutical company in multi-district litigation involving alleged price fixing in the pharmaceutical industry pending in Chicago, Illinois, and other states, and before the Federal Trade Commission
• Successfully defending a Japanese citizen and defendant in a case involving the federal government’s investigation of the Lysine market
• Representing a Japanese citizen regarding the government’s investigation of the carbon fiber industry
• Representing clients in major federal government investigations

Mr. Kennedy is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.

Mr. Kennedy is an author and frequent lecturer on matters involving antitrust laws.  He was a faculty member of the Ohio CLE Institute’s Annual Intensified Antitrust Law Course for more than ten years.

Mr. Kennedy received his J.D. with distinction from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.S.B.A. and A.B. from Washington University.

Publications

• “Cross Examination,” Antitrust Counseling and Litigation Techniques, 2006 (Vol. 4, Chap. 38, LexisNexis)
• “State Antitrust Practice and Statutes,” 1991 (American Bar Association Press publication, co-authored)
• “State Antitrust Practices and Statutes,” 1990 (American Bar Association Press publication)
• “Sample Jury Instructions in Criminal Antitrust Cases,” 1984 (American Bar Association Press publication)
• “Representing the Individual Antitrust Compliance Seminar,” April 1981 (Bar Association of Cleveland publication)
• “Special Problems in Representing the Individual Defendant,” 1978 (American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section publication)

Professional and Community Activities

• American Bar Association, Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee, Section of Antitrust Law, Chairman, 1982-1985; Council Member, 1985-1988; Continuing Legal Education Committee, Section of Antitrust Law; Vice Chair, 1992-1993, Chair, 1993-1996; Long Range Planning Committee, Section of Antitrust Law, 1999-2000
• Ohio State Bar Association, Antitrust Section, Board of Governors, Chairman, 1979-1981
• University of Michigan Law School, The Committee of Visitors, Member
• The Scioto Country Club, President and Trustee
• Planned Parenthood of Columbus, Ohio, Trustee
• The League Against Child Abuse, Columbus, Ohio, Trustee
• The Sunday Creek Coal Company, Nelsonville, Ohio, Chairman of the Board
• Army of the United States – Fourth Army, Anti-Aircraft and Guided Missiles Officer
• Ohio Legal Center Institute, The Intensified Antitrust Law Course, Faculty Member

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1987
• The Best Lawyers in America, Antitrust Law, 2008
• Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1982

News

• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers